NASA Awards Space Station Resupply Services Contracts
NASA Awards Space Station Resupply Services Contracts
CONTRACT RELEASE : C08-069
NASA Awards Space Station Commercial Resupply Services Contracts
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded two contracts -- one to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., and one to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif. -- for commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. At the time of award, NASA has ordered eight flights valued at about $1.9 billion from Orbital and 12 flights valued at about $1.6 billion from SpaceX.
These fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts will begin Jan. 1, 2009, and are effective through Dec. 31, 2016. The contracts each call for the delivery of a minimum of 20 metric tons of upmass cargo to the space station. The contracts also call for delivery of non-standard services in support of the cargo resupply, including analysis and special tasks as the government determines are necessary.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/de ... upply.html
NASA Awards Space Station Commercial Resupply Services Contracts
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded two contracts -- one to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., and one to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif. -- for commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. At the time of award, NASA has ordered eight flights valued at about $1.9 billion from Orbital and 12 flights valued at about $1.6 billion from SpaceX.
These fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts will begin Jan. 1, 2009, and are effective through Dec. 31, 2016. The contracts each call for the delivery of a minimum of 20 metric tons of upmass cargo to the space station. The contracts also call for delivery of non-standard services in support of the cargo resupply, including analysis and special tasks as the government determines are necessary.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/de ... upply.html
I like the p-B11 resonance peak at 50 KV acceleration. In2 years we'll know.
Re: NASA Awards Space Station Resupply Services Contracts
Innnnnnnnteresting. I wonder if SpaceX will send its manned Dragon capsule up somewhere in there?Roger wrote:CONTRACT RELEASE : C08-069
NASA Awards Space Station Commercial Resupply Services Contracts
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded two contracts -- one to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., and one to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif. -- for commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. At the time of award, NASA has ordered eight flights valued at about $1.9 billion from Orbital and 12 flights valued at about $1.6 billion from SpaceX.
Duane
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Re: NASA Awards Space Station Resupply Services Contracts
Actually, their proposal includes using their Dragonlab module as a sort of Progress class mixed carrier (pressurized and unpressurized cargo). Orbitals entry quoted all pressurized cargo (65% more than the Dragonlab carries), which is why they got more money despite having fewer launches. Pressurized cargo is worth more.djolds1 wrote:Innnnnnnnteresting. I wonder if SpaceX will send its manned Dragon capsule up somewhere in there?Roger wrote:CONTRACT RELEASE : C08-069
NASA Awards Space Station Commercial Resupply Services Contracts
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded two contracts -- one to Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., and one to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif. -- for commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. At the time of award, NASA has ordered eight flights valued at about $1.9 billion from Orbital and 12 flights valued at about $1.6 billion from SpaceX.
Duane
More on Dragonlab
http://www.spacex.com/dragon.php
And they seem to be a go for the early 2009 launch
http://www.spacex.com/updates.php
We're talking 4 man capsule plus cargo...... ! ! !
And they seem to be a go for the early 2009 launch
http://www.spacex.com/updates.php
We're talking 4 man capsule plus cargo...... ! ! !
I like the p-B11 resonance peak at 50 KV acceleration. In2 years we'll know.
Re: More on Dragonlab
They dont have their VAB built yet, its just a concrete pad at the Cape, and the erector tower is still in transit in pieces from CA. I expect a first launch attempt in Q1 with no payload. Hopefully they do not exhibit the flight success rate on Falcon 9 as they showed with Falcon 1 (25%).Roger wrote:http://www.spacex.com/dragon.php
And they seem to be a go for the early 2009 launch
http://www.spacex.com/updates.php
We're talking 4 man capsule plus cargo...... ! ! !
They do state they will have the first test vehicle erected by Jan 1. Whether it will stay up or is just a stunt remains to be seen. They will need to build a VAB capable of handling clean cargos and such out of the weather before customers will trust them with payloads there.
Re: More on Dragonlab
Yes, best to Musk, & team. Really exciting stuff here... if Space x shows consistency in these next launches, they will be taking huge steps forward. That flight in Oct was stunning, 2 stage, 206 miles up at engine cutoff, 397 miles up on Orbit correction burn (IIRC).IntLibber wrote: Hopefully they do not exhibit the flight success rate on Falcon 9 as they showed with Falcon 1 (25%).
Hubble is about 350 miles, ISS is about 220. So who knows where this could end up.
I like the p-B11 resonance peak at 50 KV acceleration. In2 years we'll know.
I was hoping Planetspace would get it (and still might? http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2009/01/ ... award.html )
Why? because they're intent on building a spaceport in a place that could really use it:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008 ... space.html
Why? because they're intent on building a spaceport in a place that could really use it:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008 ... space.html
Derg:
Planet Space is way behind.
IntLibber:
Orbital can do pressurized or non pressurized.
They have 6 launches scheduled for 2009. I would guess they will launch within 2 -3months.
http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php
Planet Space is way behind.
IntLibber:
Orbital can do pressurized or non pressurized.
They have 6 launches scheduled for 2009. I would guess they will launch within 2 -3months.
http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php
I like the p-B11 resonance peak at 50 KV acceleration. In2 years we'll know.
They don't seem to think so:Roger wrote:Derg:
Planet Space is way behind.
http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2009/01/ ... cargo.htmlIrene Klotz is reporting that NASA has suspended work on space station commercial cargo contracts awarded to SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation after PlanetSpace filed a formal contract award protest with the General Accountability Office (GAO).
Planetspace IS way behind. They are a paper company made as a consortium of the big names in OldSpace: Lockheed, Boeing, etc etc solely intended to game the CRS and COTS contract process. The protest is a delaying tactic to string out CRS because those major contractors are making their money on Orion. They are using congressional influence to manipulate the process.derg wrote:They don't seem to think so:Roger wrote:Derg:
Planet Space is way behind.
http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2009/01/ ... cargo.htmlIrene Klotz is reporting that NASA has suspended work on space station commercial cargo contracts awarded to SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation after PlanetSpace filed a formal contract award protest with the General Accountability Office (GAO).
Typical in the government contracting business I might add.IntLibber wrote:Planetspace IS way behind. They are a paper company made as a consortium of the big names in OldSpace: Lockheed, Boeing, etc etc solely intended to game the CRS and COTS contract process. The protest is a delaying tactic to string out CRS because those major contractors are making their money on Orion. They are using congressional influence to manipulate the process.derg wrote:They don't seem to think so:Roger wrote:Derg:
Planet Space is way behind.
http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2009/01/ ... cargo.htmlIrene Klotz is reporting that NASA has suspended work on space station commercial cargo contracts awarded to SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation after PlanetSpace filed a formal contract award protest with the General Accountability Office (GAO).
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